Guru Nanak University to bring educational revolution: Ijaz Shah
Federal Minister for Anti-Narcotics Ijaz Ahmad Shah said on Sunday that establishment of Baba Guru Nanak University at Nankana Sahib would bring an educational revolution in the region.
Addressing the central ceremony of 100-year celebrations of Sikh Religious festival Saka at Nanakana Sahib, he said the construction work of the university would soon be completed while vice chancellor of the university had already been appointed.
He said that separate departments for Punjabi and Khalisapan would be made in the university, adding that no donation was being taken on the name of University from anyone and all funds would be spent by the Pakistan government for the university.
The minister said that Sikh Founder
Leader Baba Guru Nanak had given the message of love and peace to the world.
He said that having pleasant relationship with the minorities was the essential part of Islamic teachings, adding that white colour in the national flag represents minorities. He said that all minorities in India were facing atrocities by the Indian rulers and the majority, whereas all minorities in Pakistan were given due respect by the society.
He said that Sikh community presented sacrifices of their lives to liberate Sikh Gurdawaras in India, adding that the Sikh community always faced brutality with courageously and determination. He said that serving the citizens of Nankana Sahib was an honour for him.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz declared Mariam Nawaz's press conference as self contradictory and said that she did not understand the dynamics of elections .
In a statement, the minister said that on the one hand, she was praising the Election Commission of Pakistan by saying that local administration was missing in action yet on the other hand, she was crying for rigging. "How can the rigging be managed without ECP or local administration and police support?," he questioned.
He said either she was too naive and did not understand the dynamics of elections or she was living up to her reputation to lie and cry foul come what may.
Shibli Faraz said she had made a mockery of herself in media because of her claim to fame statement about her assets in Pakistan and abroad and forgery of font by tempering the affidavit in Supreme Court.
She cannot have both ways that other elections which were won by PML-N in both provinces under the administration control of PTI government. "This duality of purpose wont serve."
He said that these seats were considered safe as PML-N seats and the worrisome point for Mariam was that they lost their big margins of winning and the PTI candidate in Daska had won as per reports.
The minister said that bullying, threatening and violence were the hallmarks of the PML- N. He said that PTI loss in Nowshera was bad but not due to loss of popularity but because of the loss of loyalty.
He said that action has been taken and the people responsible have been punished for selling their souls.
He said that today the institutions are free and ECP statement is manifestation of this fact and no such examples can be given from the past.
Shibli said hearing of the issue would be held at ECP on coming Tuesday. He said that ECP was independent institution and all should respect its decision.